Gary Oldman has become the latest actor to reveal talks with the makers of Star Wars: Episode VII.

Speaking to Sky Movies while promoting José Padilha's RoboCop remake, Oldman admitted he had been in discussions. He did not specify which role he might be playing in JJ Abrams's revival of the long-running saga, and made it clear the matter was far from sealed.

"They've called," said Oldman. "I don't know if its, er … You know, I'm more cynical about it now. I'll believe it when I'm on the plane home. The deal isn't done, but yeah, they've inquired. I mean Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter, Batman and Star Wars ... bloody hell!"

Oldman was referring to his roles in many of the best-known fantasy film sagas of all time. He played Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, was Sergeant (later Commissioner) James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Batman films and will portray Dreyfus, leader of the human resistance in the upcoming sci-fi revival Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. To that list, he may soon be able to add Abrams's debut Star Wars film, the first since Disney's $4.05bn purchase of all rights to the series in October 2012.

Star Wars: Episode VII is due to shoot in London this year, for a December 2015 release date. The stars of the original trilogy, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo), are expected to be centre stage once again, but the only 100% confirmed character is diminutive space droid R2-D2.